Chocolate Chip Cookies

Did you guys ever learn that song about chocolate chip cookies in elementary school?


Chorus:

Chocolate chip cookies, you gotta have more
You can bake 'em in the oven, or buy 'em at the store
But whatever you do, have 'em ready at my door
And I'll love ya till I die.

They're made out of sugar and butter and flour
You put 'em in the oven about a quarter hour,
But the thing that gives them their magic power
Is the chocolate chips inside.

You can't eat one, you can't eat two
Once you start chewing, there's nothing to do
But clean your plate, and eat the crumbs too
Then go and find some more.

Now when I die, I don't want wings
A golden halo or a harp that sings
Give me a book, a fire, and someone that brings me
Chocolate chip cookies all day.


Well, on Sunday Paul was feeling like chocolate chip cookies, only I didn't have brown sugar. So on Monday I went grocery shopping and bought some brown sugar to make some cookies. My sister Gabby, who I've mentioned before thinks she has the best of everything, emailed me her chocolate chip cookie recipe. So as my parents get to my house for dinner, I started to make cookies. Then I somehow managed to aquire 2 wonderful helpers while making them. I also somehow managed to miss one of the steps: add 1 cup flour and 1 tsp baking soda. Needless to say...this is what I got:

I then made the next batch which is strictly for eating, not baking, and I remembered to add the baking soda and more flour. The dough is wonderful! My parents said even my flat cookies tasted good, but I know they were just being nice. My kids called them "pancake cookies." So moral of the story is: pay attention when you're baking, especially with "helpers" and read the recipe very carefully!!!!! twice!!!! (isn't that how Santa does it?)

So I'm going to make more cookies today, before my helpers eat all the chocolate chips so that I can get my baking self-esteem back and know that I CAN MAKE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES!!!!

P.S. I told paul I was going to bake the "eating batch" and he gave me the evil eye. I was not to bake it. He also called me this morning to remind me that we are going to the beach next week and that I shouldn't eat the cookie dough because next week when I was complaining about how "fat" I was he would tell me "it's cause you ate all the cookie dough!" Gotta love him! Edward would never say that! LOL!!!!

One more side note. Here is the recipe and you can see why I could have easily forgotten that one step. And I have had gabby's cookies and they are good.

(Also this is exactly how she sent it to me)

The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies EVAH!!!!!

Cream:
2 sticks softened butter
2 eggs
1 tsp. salt (I never use salt but you can)
1 tsp. vanilla (I always put a little bit more)
3/4 cup each of brown and white sugar

Add and mix:
1 cup flour
1 tsp. baking soda

Add and mix:
1 cup of flour

Add and mix:
3/4 cup flour
Chocolate chips

Bake at 350 until barely brown on top. (Usually 9 minutes)

Serve on a red heart shaped plate for your husband while you massage his feet....uhhhkaaayyyy